Stereoscopic image display apparatus having film-type patterned retarder

ABSTRACT

A stereoscopic image display apparatus having patterned retarder is described. The stereoscopic image display apparatus having patterned retarder includes an array substrate, a polarized plate and a film-type patterned retarder (FPR). The array substrate includes a gate driver, a source driver, a plurality of pixel units and a plurality of transistor control modules. Each pixel unit corresponds to first scan line, second scan line and third scan line respectively. Each of the pixel units includes at least two data lines wherein the first scan line, the second scan line and the third scan line are insulatedly interlaced with the at least two data lines. A polarized plate receives a light beam passing through the array substrate to generate a linear polarized light beam. A film-type patterned retarder disposed on the polarized plate receives the light beam passing through the array substrate for generating the three-dimensional image on the polarized glasses.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to an image display apparatus, and moreparticularly to a stereoscopic image display apparatus having afilm-type patterned retarder (FPR) to solve the problem of color washoutoccurred in a large visual field angle.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The three-dimensional image display applies stereoscopic orautostereoscopic technique to display three-dimensional images. Thestereoscopic technique implements the three-dimensional effect by theimage parallax of the viewer's right and left eyes. The stereoscopictechnique includes the methods with the polarized glasses and withoutthe polarized glasses, which are widely applied. In the manner of takingpolarized glasses, the image parallax of the viewer's right and lefteyes can be displayed on the display apparatus based on direct sense ofsight by changing the polarization direction of the image parallax ofthe viewer's right and left eyes. For example, a film-type patternedretarder (FPR) is applied to liquid crystal display (LCD) so that theviewer is capable of viewing the three-dimensional image using thepolarized glasses. In the manner without polarized glasses, an opticalplate with the separated image parallax of the viewer's right and lefteyes in an optical axis is installed before or after the displayapparatus for generating three-dimensional image.

Conventionally, the performance of the stereoscopic technique in themarket aims to the development of rapid response time and wide viewingangle including the techniques of both multi-domain vertical alignment(MVA) and multi-domain horizontal alignment (MHA). Although therequirement of wide viewing angle in the stereoscopic image displayapparatus is achieved by the techniques of MVA and MHA, however, theissue of color washout is widely reviled. Color washout means that thecolor tones of the displaying images is deviated when the viewers seethe displaying images on the image display apparatus in different visualorientations. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, when the backlight 100illuminates on the pixel units, i.e. PR, PG and PB, of the display panel102 of the stereoscopic image display apparatus manufactured by tri-gatetechnique, the left-side eye image 106L and the right-side eye image areformed. When the viewer 104 looks on the pixel units PR, PG and PB in atop view to form the left-hand eye image 106L, the left-hand eye image106L having blue color in pixel unit PB is seen at the area PA. When theviewer 104 looks on the pixel units PR, PG and PB in a bottom view toform the right-hand eye image 106R, the right-hand eye image 106R havingblue color in pixel unit PR is seen at the area PB. Such thesesituations result in color washout of the display apparatus.

Consequently, there is a need to develop an image display apparatus tosolve the problem of color washout occurred in a large visual fieldangle of the display apparatus.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

One objective of the present invention is to provide a stereoscopicimage display apparatus having a film-type patterned retarder (FPR) byutilizing the sub-pixels with different colors to be vertically disposedalong the arrangement direction of the scan lines to solve the problemof color washout occurred in a large visual field angle. Further, byincreasing the amount of gate electrode and reducing the data lines, theamount and cost of the conventional expensive data integrated circuit iseffectively reduced for decreasing the manufacturing cost.

According to the above objective, the present invention sets forth astereoscopic image display apparatus having patterned retarder adaptedto the polarized glasses for viewing a three-dimensional image of thestereoscopic image display apparatus by using the polarized glasses. Thestereoscopic image display apparatus having patterned retarder includesan array substrate, a polarized plate and a film-type patterned retarder(FPR). The array substrate includes a gate driver, a source driver, aplurality of pixel units and a plurality of transistor control modules.Each of the pixel units comprises a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixeland a third sub-pixel, and the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel andthe third sub-pixel in one of the pixel units corresponding to a firstscan line, a second scan line and a third scan line respectively,wherein the first scan line, the second scan line and the third scanline are coupled to the gate driver and each of the pixel units iscoupled to at least two data lines which is coupled to the sourcedriver, and the first scan line, the second scan line and the third scanline are insulatedly interlaced with the at least two data lines. One ofthe transistor control modules coupling the first scan line, the secondscan line and the third scan line to the first sub-pixel, the secondsub-pixel and the third sub-pixel.

A polarized plate receives a light beam passing through the arraysubstrate to generate a linear polarized light beam. A film-typepatterned retarder (FPR) is disposed on the polarized plate and receivesthe light beam passing through the array substrate, wherein the linearpolarized light beam passes through the film-type patterned retarder toform a polarized light beam with a phase difference for generating thethree-dimensional image on the polarized glasses.

In one embodiment, each of the transistor control modules in the one ofthe pixel units comprises: a first thin-film transistor having a firstsource electrode coupled to the first data line, a first gate electrodecoupled to the first scan line, and a first drain electrode coupled tothe first sub-pixel; a second thin-film transistor having a secondsource electrode coupled to the second data line, a second gateelectrode coupled to the second scan line, and a second drain electrodecoupled to the second sub-pixel; and a third thin-film transistor havinga third source electrode coupled to the third data line, a third gateelectrode coupled to the third scan line, and a third drain electrodecoupled to the third sub-pixel.

In one embodiment, each of the transistor control modules in the one ofthe pixel units comprises: a first thin-film transistor having a firstsource electrode coupled to the first data line, a first gate electrodecoupled to the first scan line, and a first drain electrode coupled tothe first sub-pixel; a second thin-film transistor having a secondsource electrode coupled to the first data line, a second gate electrodecoupled to the second scan line, and a second drain electrode coupled tothe second sub-pixel; and a third thin-film transistor having a thirdsource electrode coupled to the second data line, a third gate electrodecoupled to the third scan line, and a third drain electrode coupled tothe third sub-pixel.

In one embodiment, another pixel unit adjacent to the one of the pixelunit comprises a fourth sub-pixel, a fifth sub-pixel and a sixthsub-pixel corresponding to the third scan line, the second scan line andthe first scan line respectively, and the another pixel unit is coupledto a third data line and a fourth data line which are coupled to thesource driver.

In one embodiment, another transistor control module in the anotherpixel unit comprises: a fourth thin-film transistor having a fourthsource electrode coupled to the third data line, a fourth gate electrodecoupled to the third scan line, and a fourth drain electrode coupled tothe fourth sub-pixel; a fifth thin-film transistor having a fifth sourceelectrode coupled to the third data line, a fifth gate electrode coupledto the second scan line, and a fifth drain electrode coupled to thefifth sub-pixel; and a sixth thin-film transistor having a sixth sourceelectrode coupled to the fourth data line, a sixth gate electrodecoupled to the first scan line, and a sixth drain electrode coupled tothe sixth sub-pixel.

In one embodiment, the first data line is disposed between the firstsub-pixel and the second sub-pixel, the second data line is disposedbetween the second sub-pixel and the third sub-pixel, the third dataline is disposed between the fourth sub-pixel and the fifth sub-pixel,and the fourth data line is disposed between the fifth sub-pixel and thesixth sub-pixel.

In one embodiment, a plurality of directions of the first sub-pixel, thesecond sub-pixel and the third sub-pixel are parallel to a direction ofthe second scan line and vertical to a direction of the at least twodata lines.

In one embodiment, the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel and thethird sub-pixel are three primary colors with red, green and bluecolors.

In one embodiment, the source driver utilizes a data integrated circuitto transmit a data signal to one of the pixel units via the at least twodata lines.

In one embodiment, the data integrated circuit comprises three channelscorresponding to three data lines for transmitting the data signal tothe first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel and the third sub-pixelrespectively.

In one embodiment, the data integrated circuit comprises two channelscorresponding to two data lines, and wherein one of the data linesselectively transmits the data signal to either the first sub-pixel orthe second sub-pixel and the other data line transmits the data signalto the third sub-pixel respectively.

In one embodiment, the second scan line is overlapped on the firstsub-pixel, the second sub-pixel and the third sub-pixel respectively toform a first storage capacity, a second storage capacity and a thirdstorage capacity.

The present invention provides a stereoscopic image display apparatushaving a film-type patterned retarder (FPR) to solve the problem ofcolor washout occurred in a large visual field angle.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The foregoing aspects and many of the attendant advantages of thisinvention will become more readily appreciated as the same becomesbetter understood by reference to the following detailed description,when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a conventional stereoscopic image displayapparatus having a color washout;

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a stereoscopic imagedisplay apparatus having a film-type patterned retarder (FPR) accordingto one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a driving circuit in anarray substrate of the stereoscopic image display apparatus according toa first embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a driving circuit in anarray substrate of the stereoscopic image display apparatus according toa second embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Please refer to FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of astereoscopic image display apparatus 200 having a film-type patternedretarder (FPR) according to one embodiment of the present invention. Thestereoscopic image display apparatus 200 is adapted to the polarizedglasses 207 for viewing a three-dimensional image generated by thestereoscopic image display apparatus 200 by using the polarized glasses207. The stereoscopic image display apparatus 200 comprises a backlightmodule 201, an array substrate 202, a liquid crystal 203, a color filter204, a polarized plate 206, and a film-type patterned retarder (FPR)208. The color filter 204 is disposed in one side of the array substrate202 wherein the color filter 204 includes a plurality of black matrixregion 214 and the polarized plate 206 is disposed on the color filter204. The film-type patterned retarder (FPR) 208 is disposed on thepolarized plate 206.

When the stereoscopic image display apparatus 200 displays thethree-dimensional image, the backlight module 201 illuminates the arraysubstrate 202 and the color filter 204 receives the light from the arraysubstrate 202. The polarized plate 206 receives the linear polarizedlight beam passing through the color filter 204. After the linearpolarized light beam passes through the film-type patterned retarder208, i.e. receiving the light beam from the array substrate 202, thefilm-type patterned retarder 208 forms a polarized light beam with aphase difference to generate the left-hand circularly polarized lightand right-hand circularly polarized light. Finally, after the left-handcircularly polarized light and right-hand circularly polarized lightpass through the polarized glasses, the circularly polarized lightprojects into the left and right eyes of the viewer's corresponding tothe left-hand and right-hand images and thus viewer can see thethree-dimensional image on the polarized glasses.

Please see FIG. 3. FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of adriving circuit in an array substrate 202 of the stereoscopic imagedisplay apparatus 200 according to a first embodiment of the presentinvention. The array substrate 202 includes a gate driver 300, a sourcedriver 301, a plurality of pixel units 302 (including PA1 and PA2), anda plurality of transistor control modules 304 (including TC1 and TC2).Each of the pixel units 302 includes a first sub-pixel PR1, a secondsub-pixel PG1 and a third sub-pixel PB1. The first sub-pixel PR1, thesecond sub-pixel PG1 and the third sub-pixel PB1 in the pixel unit PA1correspond to a first scan line SC1, a second scan line SC2 and a thirdscan line SC3 respectively, wherein the first scan line SC1, the secondscan line SC2 and the third scan line SC3 are coupled to the gate driver300 and each of the pixel units 302 is coupled to at least two datalines, e.g. three data lines D11, D12 and D13, which is coupled to thesource driver 301. The first scan line SC1, the second scan line SC2 andthe third scan line SC3 are insulatedly interlaced with the three datalines D11, D12 and D13. The transistor control module TC1 couples withthe first scan line SC1, the second scan line SC2 and the third scanline SC3 to the first sub-pixel PR1, the second sub-pixel PG1 and thethird sub-pixel PB1 in the pixel unit PA1. The stereoscopic imagedisplay apparatus 200 of the present invention utilizes the sub-pixelsPR1, PG1, and PB1 with different colors to be vertically disposed alongthe arrangement direction of the scan lines. When the view looks on thestereoscopic image display apparatus 200 along the vertical direction,i.e. the arrangement direction of the scan lines, the color tone of thepixel based on top view and bottom view along are the same to solve theproblem of color washout.

As shown in FIG. 3, the transistor control module TC1 in the pixel unitPA1 includes a first thin-film transistor T1, a second thin-filmtransistor T2 and a third thin-film transistor T3. The first thin-filmtransistor T1 has a first source electrode 312 a coupled to the firstdata line D11, a first gate electrode 314 a coupled to the first scanline SC1, and a first drain electrode 316 a coupled to the firstsub-pixel PR1. The second thin-film transistor T2 has a second sourceelectrode 312 b coupled to the second data line D12, a second gateelectrode 314 b coupled to the second scan line SC2, and a second drainelectrode 316 b coupled to the second sub-pixel PG1. The third thin-filmtransistor T3 has a third source electrode 312 c coupled to the thirddata line D13, a third gate electrode 314 c coupled to the third scanline SC3, and a third drain electrode 316 c coupled to the thirdsub-pixel PB1.

When the gate driver 300 turns on the first scan line SC1, the secondscan line SC2 and the third scan line SC3, the source driver 301transmits the data signal to the first thin-film transistor T1, thesecond thin-film transistor T2 and the third thin-film transistor T3 viathe first data line D11, the second data line D12 and the third dataline D13 for activating the first sub-pixel PR1, the second sub-pixelPG1 and the third sub-pixel PB1.

As shown in FIG. 3, the structure of the pixel unit PA1 is the same asthat of another pixel unit PA2.

Please refer to FIG. 4. FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of adriving circuit in an array substrate 202 of the stereoscopic imagedisplay apparatus 200 according to a second embodiment of the presentinvention. Each of the pixel units 302 includes a first sub-pixel PR1, asecond sub-pixel PG1 and a third sub-pixel PB1. The first sub-pixel PR1,the second sub-pixel PG1 and the third sub-pixel PB1 in the pixel unitPA1 correspond to a first scan line SC1, a second scan line SC2 and athird scan line SC3 respectively, wherein the first scan line SC1, thesecond scan line SC2 and the third scan line SC3 are coupled to the gatedriver 300 and each of the pixel units 302 is coupled to at least twodata lines, e.g. two data lines D21 and D22, which is coupled to thesource driver 301. The first scan line SC1, the second scan line SC2 andthe third scan line SC3 are insulatedly interlaced with the two datalines D21 and D22. The transistor control module TC1 couples with thefirst scan line SC1, the second scan line SC2 and the third scan lineSC3 to the first sub-pixel PR1, the second sub-pixel PG1 and the thirdsub-pixel PB1 in the pixel unit PA1.

As shown in FIG. 4, the transistor control module TC1 in the pixel unitPA1 includes a first thin-film transistor T1, a second thin-filmtransistor T2 and a third thin-film transistor T3. The first thin-filmtransistor T1 has a first source electrode 312 a coupled to the firstdata line D21, a first gate electrode 314 a coupled to the first scanline SC1, and a first drain electrode 316 a coupled to the firstsub-pixel PR1. The second thin-film transistor T2 has a second sourceelectrode 312 b coupled to the first data line D21 (or the second dataline D22), a second gate electrode 314 b coupled to the second scan lineSC2, and a second drain electrode 316 b coupled to the second sub-pixelPG1. The third thin-film transistor T3 has a third source electrode 312c coupled to the second data line D22, a third gate electrode 314 ccoupled to the third scan line SC3, and a third drain electrode 316 ccoupled to the third sub-pixel PB1.

As shown in FIG. 4, another pixel unit PA2 adjacent to the pixel unitPA1 includes a fourth sub-pixel PR2, a fifth sub-pixel PG2 and a sixthsub-pixel PB2 corresponding to the third scan line SC3, the second scanline SC2 and the first scan line SC1 respectively. The another pixelunit PA2 is coupled to a third data line D23 and a fourth data line D24which are coupled to the source driver 301.

Another transistor control module TC2 in the another pixel unit PA2includes a fourth thin-film transistor T4, a fifth thin-film transistorT5 and a sixth thin-film transistor T6. The fourth thin-film transistorT4 has a fourth source electrode 312 d coupled to the third data lineD23, a fourth gate electrode 314 d coupled to the third scan line SC3,and a fourth drain electrode 316 d coupled to the fourth sub-pixel PR2.The fifth thin-film transistor T5 has a fifth source electrode 312 ecoupled to the third data line D23 (or the fourth data line D24), afifth gate electrode 314 e coupled to the second scan line SC2, and afifth drain electrode 316 e coupled to the fifth sub-pixel PG2. Thesixth thin-film transistor T6 has a sixth source electrode 312 f coupledto the fourth data line D24, a sixth gate electrode 314 f coupled to thefirst scan line SC1, and a sixth drain electrode 316 f coupled to thesixth sub-pixel PB2.

When the gate driver 300 turns on the first scan line SC1, the secondscan line SC2 and the third scan line SC3 in the pixel unit PA1, thesource driver 301 transmits the data signal to the first thin-filmtransistor T1, the second thin-film transistor T2 and the thirdthin-film transistor T3 via the first data line D21, the second dataline D22 and the third data line D23 for activating the first sub-pixelPR1, the second sub-pixel PG1 and the third sub-pixel PB1. When the gatedriver 300 turns on the first scan line SC1, the second scan line SC2and the third scan line SC3 in the pixel unit PA2, the source driver 301transmits the data signal to the sixth thin-film transistor T6, thefifth thin-film transistor T5 and the fourth thin-film transistor T4 viathe fourth data line D24 and the third data line D23 for activating thesixth sub-pixel PB2, the fifth sub-pixel PG2 and the fourth sub-pixelPR2. Based on the above-mentioned driving method, the charging voltageapplied to the third sub-pixel PB1 and the fourth sub-pixel PR2 toprevent the charging voltage from the voltage deviation and drop touniform the color tone of the display image.

As shown in FIG. 4 according to one embodiment, the first data line D21is disposed between the first sub-pixel PR1 and the second sub-pixelPG1. The second data line D22 is disposed between the second sub-pixelPG1 and the third sub-pixel PB1. The third data line D23 is disposedbetween the fourth sub-pixel PR2 and the fifth sub-pixel PG2. The fourthdata line D24 is disposed between the fifth sub-pixel PG2 and the sixthsub-pixel PR2. In other words, by increasing the amount of gateelectrode and reducing the data lines, the amount and cost of theconventional expensive data integrated circuit is effectively reducedfor decreasing the manufacturing cost.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, a plurality of directions of the firstsub-pixel PR1, the second sub-pixel PG1 and the third sub-pixel PB1 areparallel to a direction of the second scan line SC2 and vertical to adirection of the at least two data lines D11 and D12. In one embodiment,the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel and the third sub-pixel arethree primary colors with red, green and blue colors.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, in the pixel unit PA1 or PA2 the sourcedriver 301 utilizes a data integrated circuit 303 to transmit a datasignal to one of the pixel units PA1 or PA2 via the at least two datalines D11 and D12 (or D21 and D22, or D23 and D24). As shown in FIG. 3,the data integrated circuit 303 includes three channels corresponding tothree data lines for transmitting the data signal to the first sub-pixelPR1, the second sub-pixel PG1 and the third sub-pixel PB1 respectively.As shown in FIG. 4, the data integrated circuit 303 includes twochannels corresponding to two data lines wherein one of the data linesselectively transmits the data signal to either the first sub-pixel PR1and/or the second sub-pixel PG1 and the other data line transmits thedata signal to the third sub-pixel PB1 respectively. While two datalines are employed, the aperture rate of the stereoscopic image displayapparatus can be further increased.

As shown in FIG. 3, the second scan line SC2 is overlapped on the firstsub-pixel PR1, the second sub-pixel PG1 and the third sub-pixel PB1respectively to form a first storage capacity, a second storage capacityand a third storage capacity. As shown in FIG. 4, the second scan lineSC2 is overlapped on the fourth sub-pixel PR2, the fifth sub-pixel PG2and the sixth sub-pixel PB2 respectively to form a fourth storagecapacity, a fifth storage capacity and a sixth storage capacity.

According to above-mentioned descriptions, the stereoscopic imagedisplay apparatus having a film-type patterned retarder (FPR) to solvethe problem of color washout occurred in a large visual field angle andthe amount and cost of the conventional expensive data integratedcircuit is effectively reduced for decreasing the manufacturing cost.

As is understood by a person skilled in the art, the foregoing preferredembodiments of the present invention are illustrative rather thanlimiting of the present invention. It is intended that they covervarious modifications and similar arrangements be included within thespirit and scope of the appended claims, the scope of which should beaccorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all suchmodifications and similar structure.

What is claimed is:
 1. A stereoscopic image display apparatus having afilm-type patterned retarder adapted to polarized glasses for viewing athree-dimensional image of the stereoscopic image display apparatus byusing the polarized glasses, the stereoscopic image display apparatuscomprising: an array substrate, comprising: a gate driver; a sourcedriver; a plurality of pixel units, each of the pixel units comprising afirst sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel and a third sub-pixel, and the firstsub-pixel, the second sub-pixel and the third sub-pixel in one of thepixel units corresponding to a first scan line, a second scan line and athird scan line respectively, wherein the first scan line, the secondscan line and the third scan line are coupled to the gate driver andeach of the pixel units is coupled to at least two data lines which arecoupled to the source driver, and the first scan line, the second scanline and the third scan line are insulatedly interlaced with the atleast two data lines, the at least two data lines comprise a first dataline and a second data line; and a plurality of transistor controlmodules, one of the transistor control modules coupling the first scanline, the second scan line and the third scan line to the firstsub-pixel, the second sub-pixel and the third sub-pixel; a polarizedplate, for receiving a light beam passing through the array substrate togenerate a linear polarized light beam; and the film-type patternedretarder (FPR) disposed on the polarized plate and receiving the lightbeam passing through the array substrate, wherein the linear polarizedlight beam passes through the film-type patterned retarder to form apolarized light beam with a phase difference for generating thethree-dimensional image on the polarized glasses, wherein each of thetransistor control modules in the one of the pixel units comprises: afirst thin-film transistor having a first source electrode coupled tothe first data line, a first gate electrode coupled to the first scanline, and a first drain electrode coupled to the first sub-pixel; asecond thin-film transistor having a second source electrode coupled tothe first data line, a second gate electrode coupled to the second scanline, and a second drain electrode coupled to the second sub-pixel; anda third thin-film transistor having a third source electrode coupled tothe second data line, a third gate electrode coupled to the third scanline, and a third drain electrode coupled to the third sub-pixel,wherein another pixel unit adjacent to the one of the pixel unitscomprises a fourth sub-pixel, a fifth sub-pixel, and a sixth sub-pixelcorresponding to the third scan line, the second scan line, and thefirst scan line respectively, and the another pixel units is coupled toa third data line and a fourth data line which are coupled to the sourcedriver, wherein another transistor control module in the another pixelunit comprises: a fourth thin-film transistor having a fourth sourceelectrode coupled to the third data line, a fourth gate electrodecoupled to the third scan line, and a fourth drain electrode coupled tothe fourth sub-pixel; a fifth thin-film transistor having a fifth sourceelectrode coupled to the third data line, a fifth gate electrode coupledto the second scan line, and a fifth drain electrode coupled to thefifth sub-pixel; and a sixth thin-film transistor having a sixth sourceelectrode coupled to the fourth data line, a sixth gate electrodecoupled to the first scan line, and a sixth drain electrode coupled tothe sixth sub-pixel.
 2. The stereoscopic image display apparatus havingthe film-type patterned retarder of claim 1, wherein the first data lineis disposed between the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel, thesecond data line is disposed between the second sub-pixel and the thirdsub-pixel, the third data line is disposed between the fourth sub-pixeland the fifth sub-pixel, and the fourth data line is disposed betweenthe fifth sub-pixel and the sixth sub-pixel.
 3. The stereoscopic imagedisplay apparatus having the film-type patterned retarder of claim 1,wherein an orientation of the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel andthe third sub-pixel is parallel to a direction of the second scan lineand is vertical to a direction of the at least two data lines.
 4. Thestereoscopic image display apparatus having the film-type patternedretarder of claim 3, wherein the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixeland the third sub-pixel are three primary colors with red, green andblue colors.
 5. The stereoscopic image display apparatus having thefilm-type patterned retarder of claim 1, wherein the source driverutilizes a data integrated circuit to transmit a data signal to one ofthe pixel units via the at least two data lines.
 6. The stereoscopicimage display apparatus having the film-type patterned retarder of claim5, wherein the data integrated circuit comprises two channelscorresponding to two data lines, and wherein one of the data linesselectively transmits the data signal to either the first sub-pixel orthe second sub-pixel and the other data line transmits the data signalto the third sub-pixel respectively.